Generating Segment Arrangement View

When you flatten a 3D Geometry containing a support and several branches passing through it, all the branches are flattened. By default only one branch is passing through the support, in the flatten view. The other branches are linked to the support (link represented by green dotted lines). Then, within the generated drawing view, you can generate the segment arrangement view of the support, with all its inner branches and their relative positioning; the information is retrieved from 3D data (not from the flatten view).

Before you begin:

Keep both the 3D and flatten views open in session.

In Tools > Standards > Generative Parameters > CloudSample > Drafting > View Dress Up > 3d Inheritance > Solid > Color, set the options to Yes if you want the segment color to be visible in the final section view.

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  1. Open a product containing at least one support with several branches.



  2. Generate the flatten view.

  3. Select the Electrical Geometry in the flatten view.

    For a better visibility, you can arrange branches at any junction to obtain equal angles by clicking Live Manipulator > Arrange Junction.

  4. Select PLM Access > Drawing... from the menu bar to create a new Sheet.

    The Drafting workbench is loaded and an empty drawing representation is created. The first empty sheet, Sheet.1 is created. And the Electrical Dress-up toolbar appears:

  5. Click Front View.

    The Generative view style dialog box appears and the Generative view style option is selected by default.

  6. Select a plane of the Electrical Geometry, in the flatten view.

  7. Click anywhere in the drawing to validate the action.

    The drawing view of the geometry, with the support, is generated.

  8. Click Segment Arrangement View in the Electrical Dress-up toolbar (Drafting workbench) and select the support in the drawing.

    When your cursor flies over a support, the support name is displayed:

    When your cursor flies over any object but a support, a symbol is displayed to indicate that this action is forbidden. .

  9. Click the sheet to select the position of the segment arrangement view.

    For information, the segment arrangement view is based on the Drafting clipping box capability, by this way you obtain the exact frame of the support. You can also select the projection of a 2D Detail.



    You can see the view of branch arrangement in support in the drawing

    Notes:

    • The segment arrangement view is based on the Drafting clipping box capability, by this way you obtain the exact frame of the support. You can also select the projection of a 2D Detail.
    • In the segment arrangement view, the viewing direction depends on fork conditions. Please refer to More about Segment Arrangement View.
    • Note that the segment color is reported on the drawing. To obtain this result, you need to select the Yes option of the Color setting in Tools > Standard Drafting > ViewDressUp > 3DInheritance > Wireframe.

  10. Before generating Text Templates on the view, you need to edit the GVS: Electrical > BundleSegment > SupportSection > TextTemplates nodes, and set the Yes option.

  11. To instantiate Text Templates on the segment arrangement view, double-click the segment view (B-B) to make it UI-active and click Automatic Generation in the Electrical Dress-up toolbar.

    Text Templates are generated on the segments:

    Notes:

    • This Automatic Generation command will generate a Text Template on every support present in the drawing. Automatic Generation and Update Dress-up commands can be executed on all support section views. Moreover the section view will be generated for all the sections defined in the support and no separate section view will be generated per support section.
    • Multi-profile definition of segments (circular or rectangular) can be considered in the support section view.

    In the drawing, the final result is:

    The next steps will show you how the segment view is updated after modifying the segments' arrangement.

  12. In the 3D view, select Tools > Segment Arrangement > Arrange Segments and select a support.

    For more information, please refer to Electrical 3D Installation User's Guide: Arranging Segments in Supports.

  13. In the geometry area, move the segments to the desired location inside the support.



  14. Click OK when done.



  15. Update both the 3D product and the 2D representation.

    You can see that the drawing view of segment arrangement has been updated: